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ASSUMPTION

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I woke up and saw this dead cockroach in my room. On closer look I got to find out that it's not yet dead so why did I assume it was? Because I was thinking for it đŸ™‚, who knows if it was in pains? Or hungry? Or heartbroken? I assumed because it was far from me and I didn't bother going to check if it really was dead and that is how it is with life. We subconsciously choose to see things from far. Lots of time we don't bother to find out how things really are, we just assume. We assume that because Rita didn't reach out to me she must have arrived. We assume that just because that prayer request hasn't been answered yet God has abandoned us. We assume that just because we told the church our challenge and they didn't turn up that means the church is stingy?  Have we at any point gone closer to ask why these things are so? To know what are the challenges on ground? Have we tried to see things from others perspective? Have we tried to know maybe the reason why t...

WELCOME!

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Hi!!!  I think I'm supposed to say my name is Rebecca Ashaka and I love food! Or I am a smart young lady who loves God wholeheartedly? Or that I have a great smile and I am all for women empowerment? Or probably say I studied sociology and then still thinking of what I'll study for my masters when it's time? But let me start with my identity; I struggled so hard to accept that there's something different with me. I struggled so hard to yield for more of that thing that seems missing in me. I struggled so hard not to know the obvious reason behind the emptiness I feel. And now? This is me. Not the me people used to know but the me people need to know now. This is me. Finally accepting that I am among the separated ones. This is me. Finally embracing the fact that I've been singled out. This is me. This is CharĂ¡ (God's own Joy) ....... Inserts song Welcome to my blog! I'm so excited to be doing this, I've always wanted to write and for people to re...